[Event "CB-Emu"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.01.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mephisto Montreux"]
[Black "Mephisto Amsterdam Phoenix SE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2210"]
[BlackElo "2000"]
[Annotator "Clive"]
[PlyCount "119"]

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[Event "CB-Emu"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.01.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mephisto Amsterdam Phoenix SE"]
[Black "Mephisto Lyon 68030"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2000"]
[BlackElo "2265"]
[Annotator "Clive"]
[PlyCount "133"]

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[Event "CB-Emu"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.01.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mephisto Lyon 68030"]
[Black "Mephisto Amsterdam Phoenix SE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2265"]
[BlackElo "2000"]
[Annotator "Clive"]
[PlyCount "205"]

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[Event "CB-Emu"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.01.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mephisto Amsterdam Phoenix SE"]
[Black "Tasc R30 2.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A52"]
[WhiteElo "2000"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Clive"]
[PlyCount "131"]

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[Event "CB-Emu"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.01.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tasc R30 2.5"]
[Black "Mephisto Amsterdam Phoenix SE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2000"]
[Annotator "Clive"]
[PlyCount "166"]

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[Event "CB-Emu"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.01.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mephisto Amsterdam Phoenix SE"]
[Black "Mephisto RISC II"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2000"]
[BlackElo "2248"]
[Annotator "Clive"]
[PlyCount "132"]

{[%evp 9,132,-12,-14,-46,-42,-46,15,-11,-9,-40,-37,-168,-175,-191,-185,-188,-30,-34,-34,-42,0,-52,10,-97,-93,-96,0,1,0,2,3,3,107,90,94,0,0,4,4,6,7,6,8,0,231,217,228,207,224,195,209,108,277,277,419,412,471,470,445,425,461,444,691,638,721,678,616,547,2802,5281,1203,1237,827,765,4722,2298,8053,8053,19960,8053,19978,19981,19982,19982,29974,19975,19986,19975,19978,19983,19980,19973,19980,19977,29978,29982,29982,29978,29984,29977,29985,29980,29980,19995,19996,19997,19998,19999,27994,27999,27995,27999,27997,27999,27996,27997,27999,27999,27998,27999,27998,27998,27999,27998,27999]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4 {Amsterdam out of book.} 4. Bh4 c5 5. dxc5 {RISC II out of book.} Nc6 6. c3 Nxc5 7. e3 Bg4 8. h3 {The position is equal.} Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qb6 10. b3 Ne4 11. Bd3 Ne5 $36 {[%csl LRd3,LRf3][%mdl 2048] Keeping White busy.} 12. Qe2 Rd8 $2 ({Black should try} 12... g5 $19 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Bxg5 Nd3+ 15. Kf1 Bg7) 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. O-O $1 f5 {[%cal Og7g5]} 15. Nd2 Qc6 16. Rfd1 Nd3 17. Nc4 b5 18. Nb2 {[%cal Rb2d3]} Qxc3 19. Nxd3 exd3 20. Qf3 d2 21. Qxf5 a6 22. Bg3 g6 23. Be5 Qxa1 ({Don't do} 23... gxf5 24. Bxc3 Rg8 25. Bxd2 $16 (25. Rxd2 Rxd2 26. Bxd2 e5 $16)) 24. Bxa1 gxf5 25. Bxh8 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} e6 26. Bc3 Rd3 $2 {[#]} (26... Rc8 $11 {and Black is okay.} 27. Bxd2 Rc2) 27. Bd4 $1 $18 ({But not} 27. Bxd2 $2 Bb4 28. Kf1 Rxd2 $19) 27... Bb4 28. Kf1 {Black must now prevent Ke2.} e5 29. Bxe5 {aiming for Bd4.} Rd5 30. f4 {g4 is the strong threat.} Ke7 $2 (30... h5 $16 {might work better.}) 31. g4 Ke6 32. Ke2 a5 33. a3 Bxa3 34. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 35. Kxd2 {KB-KB} a4 (35... fxg4 $142 36. hxg4 Kf7) 36. gxf5+ Kxf5 37. bxa4 bxa4 38. Kd3 Ke6 39. e4 Bc1 40. Kc4 Bd2 41. Kd4 Kf7 42. f5 {[#] Strongly threatening Kc4.} a3 43. Kc4 {Hoping for Bc3.} Be3 44. Bc3 {Threatens to win with e5.} Bb6 45. Kb4 a2 46. e5 {[%cal Be4e5,Be5e6][%mdl 32]} Be3 47. e6+ Ke7 48. Kb3 Bd2 49. Bd4 Be3 50. Be5 Bf4 51. Bb2 Be3 52. Kxa2 Bg5 53. Kb3 Bh4 54. Bc3 h6 55. Kc4 Kd6 56. Bb4+ Ke5 57. e7 Bxe7 58. Bxe7 Kxf5 {KB-KP} 59. Kd5 {White mates.} Kf4 60. Ke6 Ke4 61. Bd6 h5 62. Kf6 Kd5 63. Bg3 Ke4 64. Kg5 h4 65. Bxh4 Ke5 66. Kg6 Ke6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.21 (precise) /Black=0.75} 1-0